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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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